My version of awesome and awkward Thursday

A lot of you lovely bloggers do a cute post called Awesome & Awkward Thursday in which you describe a few awesome things and also a few awkward things that have happened during the week. Welp, this is the not-so-cute Rooth version of Awesome & Awkward Thursday in which the things that have happened have to simultaneously be both awesome AND awkward.

Listening to stand-up comedy whilst working out. Awesome because Jim Gaffigan, Louis CK, Patton Oswalt, Aziz Ansari are freaking hilarious and there's nothing like laughing to pass the time while you're trudging away on the elliptical. Awkward because you realize that you've been laughing out loud the entire time and wearing headphones does not mean that everyone else cannot hear you. It only means that you cannot hear them. So that's what all the weird stares are about.

Discovering infused mayonnaise. Awesome because you can get flavors such as smokey bacon, black garlic, white cheddar, white truffle and rosemary. Nom nom nom. Awkward because it's (eww) mayonnaise. Who eats this stuff anyway (Shalini, I'm looking at you girl)??? Do people seriously still put mayonnaise on food these days?

Lotsa online shopping. Awesome because... Do I really have to explain this? I feel like it's pretty self evident. It's almost the holidays and Christmas shopping has to get done. Who wants to drive around in circles looking for a parking spot and then lug all those bags back to the car and also <gasp> pay TAX on those items. Not this girl. Awkward because this week, the UPS guy has dropped off the packages at my apartment every morning and every morning I answer the door to receive them. This morning, he made the comment "You sure do get a lot of packages" and glanced suspiciously inside my apartment. No, I'm not running an illicit drug trade out of my apartment. This is made all the more awkward because this is a new UPS guy. The old UPS guy would have never acted like this. We were on first name basis with each other. :)

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Our UPS guy puts down the packages, knocks, and is gone before we can open the door. I'll have to ponder on why we receive different treatment. Hmmm...

You reminded me of something gross I did in my youth. My sister heated up hot dogs for dinner and we had a choice of using mustard and/or ketchup. I opened the fridge to get mayonnaise for mine. I don't know what made me do it. Who knows why 7 year olds do anything. LOL

That's so funny that you laugh out loud while working out. Awkward indeed. But atleast people can see you're watching something and you're not just sat in a far corner giggling quietly to yourself.And I love mayonnaise! But I guess it is kind of a weird thing to eat, if you think about it.

What's wrong with mayonnaise?! I mix some with fresh dill and garlic to go with fish, eat it with chips and might occasionally use it in sandwiches instead of butter. I even make my own sometimes... Have a lovely weekend xo

First comment, hilarious--because, seriously, I cannot hear or see Jim Gaffigan without thinking Ho-t Pock-ets! :)

Your awkward headphone bit reminds me of the last time I was visiting my family in Sweden. We had headphones for the church service, for translation. Toward the end--right as the pastor was preparing to say the closing praying--the translator said, "I'm sorry, he turned off his mike, so I can't translate this part." And I said, out loud, "[chuckle] Oh, that's OK!" I didn't realize anything was amiss until my mom punched me in the leg and I realized the whole congregation was staring at me.

I like to consider the UPS guy who delivers all my stuff (to my work, no less, since I can't have anything delivered to my apartment or it will get stolen off the front steps, haha) my bff. We're on a first name basis. No shame, girl! And don't knock mayo. It's delicious on fries. :)

Um, I'm sorry, who *doesn't* eat mayo? I'm with Erin. On fries. I might be a purist though. Do you get Duke's in TX? I saw a tweet yesterday about someone leaving beer in lieu of the required signature for a package and it totally worked!

this is a great post and the first time i have seen one like it : ) oh mayonaise. in my youth it used to make me throw up and i would forever begrudge someone if they "forgot" and put mayo on my sandwich - this was a clear sign that they didn't love me because anyone that really loved me would know how much i detested mayo. sometimes i talk to myself while i am at the store - it's a causality of having children, you just talk to them all the time, when alone you continue doing so. then someone will give me that little smirky smile and i realize, oh shit, they just saw me talking to myself! i am sure i make matters worse by quickly averting my eyes. maybe i should get some headphones ...or just wear a bluetooth (scratch that i'd rather be known for talking to myself than wearing a bluetooth!).

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Finger snapping, leg slapping, foot tapping Texan girl who works with numbers. I like blank pages, the written word and horses. This is my attempt to amuse you via books, food, travel and the assorted spice rack of life.